<p>Does anyone know how this works? I heard Columbia gives $1500 towards a laptop if you're on Financial Aid, but I'm not sure at all..</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of C actually handing out money for students to buy computers (but what do I know?).</p>
<p>I think they factor the cost of a laptop into your fin. aid. So your package contains the money you’ll need to buy a laptop.</p>
<p>There is discount available for C students to buy Apples and Dells, I believe.</p>
<p>$100 discount for apples</p>
<p>Your financial aid money doesn’t specifically consider laptop expenses (you might be able to fit the cost of a laptop into miscellaneous expenses). I suspect the reason for this is that you don’t actually need a laptop as there is ample access to computers around campus (and even laptop-owners need to use these to print).</p>